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The University of Minnesota announced that Melisa López Franzen will serve as executive director of Government and Community Relations. López Franzen is a former Minnesota state senator and Senate minority leader, an adjunct professor at the U of M’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and co-founder of NewPublica, a multicultural communications consulting firm.
Marketing Architects, a Minnetonka-based TV advertising agency, announced the hire of Steve Babcock as chief creative officer. Previously, Babcock served in the same role at VaynerMedia.
Golden Valley-based engineering and consulting firm WSB announced the promotions of Kory Bonnell to director of environmental compliance and Mark Osborn to director of geotechnical services.
Legacy Restoration, Plymouth, announced it secured the 16th spot on Roofing Contractor Magazine‘s list of Top Roofing Contractors in the U.S.; Legacy is the seventh largest predominately residential-focused roofing contractor in the U.S.
Dominium, a Plymouth-based affordable housing owner, developer and manager, announced the promotion of Meg Tibbs to vice president of operations. Tibbs joined Dominium in 2007 and has held a variety of site and corporate roles.
Wealth Enhancement Group, a Plymouth-based national wealth management firm, announced the following executive promotions and appointments: Brian Vnak, promoted to chief advisory officer; Dawn Elmore, promoted to senior vice president of Business Process Transformation; Michelle Brownstein, appointed chief new client development officer; Craig Erickson joined as senior vice president of Brand & Creative, and Elizabeth Hansen, chief compliance officer, and Bill Rice, chief legal officer, have also been named members of the executive leadership team. … Bank of America announced the opening of a financial center at 1212 Prosperity Ave., St. Paul.
Florence, the parent company of Minneapolis-based Zipnosis, announced it was named one of 20 Rising Stars as part of the eighth annual Forbes 2023 Cloud 100 list. Zipnosis provides software and tech services to health care providers. … Trident Transport, a Maple Grove-based logistics company, and Camp Digital, an Edina-based marketing firm, both announced they have made Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. … Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced he has awarded the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award to CAPI, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit that connects immigrants, refugees, and U.S.-born persons of color with resources and civic involvement.
Minnesota Housing, the state’s housing finance agency focusing on low- and moderate-income households, announced the appointment of Rinal Ray as assistant commissioner of the newly created Housing Stability Division, encompassing the Housing Stability, Supportive Housing and RentHelpMN teams.
Spencer Fane announced that Michael Bondi has joined the Intellectual Property practice group and Steve Ling has joined the Real Estate Practice Group, both as partners in the firm’s Minneapolis office. … Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that senior associate Natasha Townes Robinson has been awarded the 2023 National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. … Maslon, Minneapolis, announced the addition of attorney Leanne Litfin to the firm’s Labor & Employment Group. Litfin previously was general counsel for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
Catholic Charities Twin Cities, a Minneapolis-based social service organization, announced Mike Rios-Keating as director of Culture and Belonging, a new leadership role. For the past seven years, Rios-Keating has led Catholic Charities’ social justice education programming.
Better Business Bureau serving Minnesota and North Dakota announced that Scott Hoss, vice president of Business Banking at Think Bank, Rochester, was appointed to the board of directors.
Restaurant chain Sweetgreen announced partnerships with University of Minnesota Gopher football players Zach Evans, Darius Taylor, Kenric Lanier and Elijah Spencer. The NIL deals were brokered by Athlytic, a platform for linking student-athlete influencers with consumer brands.
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